Augsburg Town Hall
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Why go
- The two-storey Golden Hall (Goldener Saal), with ornate portals, murals and a coffered ceiling.
- Onion domes that Elias Holl secured despite the magistrates’ opposition to towers.
- A 57-metre Renaissance landmark beside Perlachturm.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Golden Hall (Goldener Saal)Its wartime-damaged interior was restored using historical drawings and photographs.Second floor
- Restored Prince’s Room (Fürstenzimmer)One of the four rooms has been restored and can be visited.Beside the Golden Hall
- Lower Fletz (Unterer Fletz) exhibitionsSee permanent displays about Augsburg’s former imperial-city status and partner cities.Ground floor
- Town-square viewRathausplatz offers an open view of the town hall and Perlachturm together.Rathausplatz
Know before you go
- The first-floor Upper Fletz (Oberer Fletz) serves as the council meeting room and is generally closed to visitors.
Tips for your visit
- Enter through the side entrance on the front façade; an anteroom leads into the Lower Fletz (Unterer Fletz).
- For enquiries before travelling, call +49 821 3240.
- The town hall basement houses a Rathskeller.
Interesting facts4
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552 square
The Golden Hall spans 552 square metres and has a ceiling 14 metres high.
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At completion, the town hall was described as the only existing building worldwide with more than six storeys.
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The gable’s painted imperial eagle symbolised Augsburg’s direct relationship to the emperor; the copper pine cone above it recalled the city’s ancient founding.
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The south staircase contains a red-marble grave slab for Elias Holl and his wives.
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Shorts
History
The council rejected Elias Holl’s proposal to renovate the Gothic town hall and commissioned a complete replacement. A stock exchange built in 1828 later almost entirely obscured the town hall; its removal in the 1960s restored the open view across the square.
- 1260A wooden town hall on the site was first recorded.
- 1385A stone town hall replaced an earlier building after a fire.
- 1615–1624Elias Holl designed and built the current town hall. Construction began on 25 August 1615; the exterior was finished in 1620 and the interior in 1624.
- 1690Joseph I held a coronation banquet in the Golden Hall (Goldener Saal).
- 1944Bombing on 25–26 February burned the town hall down to its outer walls.
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- 1955–1962The city administration returned in 1955; reconstruction work finished in 1962.
- 1980–1984The façade regained its historically documented colours.
- 1985The reconstructed Golden Hall reopened with the town hall on 9 January.
- 1996The Golden Hall reopened again after further reinstatement of its murals and gold decoration.
Sources: Augsburg Town Hall - Wikipedia · Startseite | Stadt Augsburg · Augusta-Wirtschaftspreis für Frauen | Stadt Aug… · Brechtpreis | Stadt Augsburg · Rathaus (Augsburg) - Wikipedia · Hôtel de ville d'Augsbourg - Wikipedia · checked 1 Oct 2026
- Website
- augsburg.de/
- Phone
- +49 821 3240
Questions and answers
What are Augsburg Town Hall’s opening hours?
Monday–Wednesday 07:30–16:30, Thursday 07:30–17:30 and Friday 07:30–12:00.
What is the street address of Augsburg Town Hall?
Rathausplatz 2, Augsburg.
What happens in the Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) today?
It hosts receptions, concerts and ceremonies.
What were the Prince’s Rooms (Fürstenzimmer) used for?
They were designed as meeting and retreat rooms for important guests.
Who devised the Golden Hall’s paintings?
Matthäus Raders developed the concept for its ceiling paintings and murals, with designs by Peter Candid.
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